A trip to the London Wetland Centre The Sand Martins were busy using the artificial next bank. On a windy…
Sutcliffe Park in May
A trip to Sutcliffe Park LNR last week to do a BTO survey, but also to check on the population…
World Bee Day
Today is world Bee Day, when these undervalued pollinators are celebrated Our Bumblebees have seen a serious decline in recent…
An encounter of the Fox kind
When I was out walking last week I came across this Red Fox walking in the opposite direction. I did…
Black-Veined White returns
The appearance of Black-Veined White butterflies in the UK in 2023, having been extinct here since the 1920s, caused quite…
Wasp Beetle
A Longhorn Beetle which lives in dry wood and feeds on flowers. It is a mimic of the Common Wasp,…
Leybourne Lakes
Last week Keith and I went to Leybourne Lakes Country Park at New Hythe. It was a bright sunny day…
The First Damselfly of 2026
April marches on into may and on my walk at the end of last week I was delighted to find…
Dandelion
Egyptian Goose
The Egyptian Goose is native to central Africa and the Nile Valley. The UK population dates back to the 17th…